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Tuesday, September 16, 2025
TopicIndia pop culture

Topic: India pop culture

SubscriberWrites: Stranded in the desert of pop culture

The Manganiyars and the fading echoes of tradition.

Gautam Singhania to Kusha Kapila—celebrity divorce is everybody’s business in India

‘Karma!’ is now the chant on Twitter. Gautam Singhania first kicked out his father and is now suffering. His wife is leaving him and asking for 75 per cent of his wealth

Indian aunties finally have their time in the ‘laddoo peela’ sun. They’re ‘looking like a wow’

They were relegated to the attics of auntie-verse for way too long. Now, Seema aunty to the ‘so elegant’ Jasmeen Kaur to lappu-jhingoor lady—Indian aunties are all the rage.

UPSC struggle is now the stuff of Indian pop culture—stand-up, TVF series, Bollywood, memes

Doctors and engineers have been replaced by IPS, IAS officers. Their journey and struggles have taken over the screen, be it through memes or movies.

On Camera

Indian cricket team and its half-hearted performative patriotism

India won the match against Pakistan. But when it came to upholding the spirit of the game, they dropped the ball.

At launch of NITI Aayog report, Sitharaman calls for regulation to run at par with AI adoption

FM adds that AI-assisted technologies should be adopted in all districts to bring development & highlights importance of collaborative ecosystems in tech innovation.

New Defence Procurement Manual out, first since 2009, with moves to cut red tape, ease pvt participation

The updated manual introduces reforms like guaranteed orders, lower financial penalties & simplified procurement for specialised equipment.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.